2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Orange County
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
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2000 Estimate |
2000 Percent Distribution |
2001 Estimate |
2001 Percent Distribution |
Difference (2001 - 2000) |
Margin of Error of Difference |
Statistically Significant |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
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804,314
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100%
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843,085
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100%
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38,771
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+/-24,880
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yes
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Nursery school, preschool
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43,945
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5.5%
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44,853
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5.3%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Kindergarten
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41,747
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5.2%
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37,836
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4.5%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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342,611
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42.6%
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374,728
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44.4%
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1.8%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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156,084
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19.4%
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170,930
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20.3%
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0.9%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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College or graduate school
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219,927
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27.3%
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214,738
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25.5%
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- 1.8%
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+/-2.3%
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no
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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1,781,166
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100%
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1,789,619
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100%
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8,453
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+/-4,247
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yes
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Less than 9th grade
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193,218
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10.8%
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185,145
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10.3%
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- 0.5%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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201,321
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11.3%
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194,972
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10.9%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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291,675
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16.4%
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275,112
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15.4%
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- 1.0%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Some college, no degree
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395,636
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22.2%
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429,295
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24.0%
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1.8%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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Associate degree
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129,496
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7.3%
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133,302
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7.4%
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0.1%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Bachelor's degree
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377,607
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21.2%
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373,720
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20.9%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Graduate or professional degree
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192,213
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10.8%
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198,073
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11.1%
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0.3%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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77.8
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(NA)
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78.8
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(NA)
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1.0
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+/-1.3
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no
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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32.0
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(NA)
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32.0
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(NA)
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0.0
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+/-1.8
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no
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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1,066,276
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100%
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1,070,159
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100%
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3,883
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+/-4,663
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no
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Never married
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360,640
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33.8%
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334,205
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31.2%
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- 2.6%
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+/-1.7%
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yes
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Now married, except separated
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583,104
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54.7%
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623,230
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58.2%
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3.5%
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+/-2.1%
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yes
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Separated
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18,126
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1.7%
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16,837
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1.6%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Widowed
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23,340
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2.2%
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17,606
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1.6%
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- 0.6%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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Divorced
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81,066
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7.6%
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78,281
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7.3%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Females 15 years and over
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1,091,007
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100%
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1,095,357
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100%
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4,350
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+/-3,536
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yes
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Never married
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271,204
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24.9%
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264,903
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24.2%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Now married, except separated
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581,910
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53.3%
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587,886
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53.7%
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0.4%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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Separated
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33,527
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3.1%
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29,466
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2.7%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Widowed
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86,751
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8.0%
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89,992
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8.2%
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0.2%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Divorced
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117,615
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10.8%
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123,110
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11.2%
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0.4%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
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a birth in the past 12 months
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47,518
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100%
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53,865
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100%
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6,347
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+/-10,502
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no
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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9,018
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19.0%
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9,563
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17.8%
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- 1.2%
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+/-9.4%
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no
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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28
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(NA)
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30
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(NA)
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2
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+/-17
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no
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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19.0
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(NA)
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17.8
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(NA)
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-1.2
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+/-9.4
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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63
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(NA)
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72
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(NA)
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9
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+/-13
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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11
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(NA)
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56
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(NA)
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45
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+/-33
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yes
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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113
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(NA)
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107
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(NA)
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-6
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+/-26
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no
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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32
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(NA)
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45
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(NA)
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13
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+/-15
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no
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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70,544
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100%
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57,728
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100%
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-12,816
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+/-14,853
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no
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Responsible for grandchildren
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18,969
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26.9%
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14,595
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25.3%
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- 1.6%
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+/-8.1%
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no
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less than 1 year
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6,110
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32.2%
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3,751
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25.7%
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- 6.5%
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+/-19.0%
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no
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1 or 2 years
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3,738
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19.7%
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4,092
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28.0%
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8.3%
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+/-17.3%
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no
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3 or 4 years
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3,670
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19.3%
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1,384
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9.5%
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- 9.8%
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+/-17.0%
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no
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5 or more years
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5,451
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28.7%
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5,368
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36.8%
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8.1%
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+/-18.6%
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no
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Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
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Percent who are female
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63.3
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(NA)
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67.5
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(NA)
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4.2
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+/-14.2
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no
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Percent who are married
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68.9
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(NA)
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55.4
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(NA)
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-13.5
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+/-20.6
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no
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Percent who are in labor force
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50.2
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(NA)
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71.1
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(NA)
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20.9
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+/-17.8
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yes
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Percent who are in poverty
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18.8
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(NA)
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7.9
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(NA)
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-10.9
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+/-16.2
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no
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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2,038,782
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100%
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2,043,624
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100%
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4,842
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+/-3,280
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yes
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Civilian veterans
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179,786
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8.8%
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184,892
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9.0%
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0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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664,104
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100%
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683,907
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100%
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19,803
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+/-9,573
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yes
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With a disability
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37,876
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5.7%
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27,251
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4.0%
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- 1.7%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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Population 21 to 64 years
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1,658,192
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100%
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1,659,442
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100%
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1,250
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+/-10,072
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no
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With a disability
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166,517
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10.0%
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159,585
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9.6%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Percent employed
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56.7
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(NA)
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55.1
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(NA)
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-1.6
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+/-5.4
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no
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No disability
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1,491,675
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90.0%
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1,499,857
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90.4%
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0.4%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Percent employed
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76.3
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(NA)
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78.1
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(NA)
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1.8
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+/-1.8
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no
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Population 65 years and over
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265,613
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100%
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275,970
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100%
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10,357
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+/-2,067
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yes
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With a disability
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104,529
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39.4%
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105,721
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38.3%
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- 1.1%
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+/-4.1%
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no
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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2,764,269
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100%
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2,803,594
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100%
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39,325
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+/-9,588
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yes
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Same house
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2,299,158
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83.2%
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2,334,400
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83.3%
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0.1%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Different house in the U.S.
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421,034
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15.2%
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432,382
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15.4%
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0.2%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Same county
|
298,576
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10.8%
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317,163
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11.3%
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0.5%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Different county
|
122,458
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4.4%
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115,219
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4.1%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Same state
|
82,530
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3.0%
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78,741
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2.8%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Different state
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39,928
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1.4%
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36,478
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1.3%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Abroad
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44,077
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1.6%
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36,812
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1.3%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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2,803,924
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100%
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2,848,078
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100%
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44,154
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*****
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- -
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Native
|
1,940,945
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69.2%
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1,983,246
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69.6%
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0.4%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Born in United States
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1,917,543
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68.4%
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1,960,873
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68.8%
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0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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State of residence
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1,286,150
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45.9%
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1,353,162
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47.5%
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1.6%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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Different state
|
631,393
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22.5%
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607,711
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21.3%
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- 1.2%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
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born abroad to American parent(s)
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23,402
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0.8%
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22,373
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0.8%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Foreign born
|
862,979
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30.8%
|
864,832
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30.4%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Naturalized citizen
|
311,782
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36.1%
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316,976
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36.7%
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0.6%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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Not a citizen
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551,197
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63.9%
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547,856
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63.3%
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- 0.6%
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+/-3.8%
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no
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Entered 1990 or later
|
372,842
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43.2%
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346,431
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40.1%
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- 3.1%
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+/-4.3%
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no
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Entered before 1990
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490,137
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56.8%
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518,401
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59.9%
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3.1%
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+/-2.3%
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yes
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REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
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Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
|
862,979
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100%
|
864,832
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100%
|
1,853
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+/-40,776
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no
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Europe
|
53,903
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6.2%
|
67,818
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7.8%
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1.6%
|
+/-1.5%
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yes
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Asia
|
321,019
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37.2%
|
306,518
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35.4%
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- 1.8%
|
+/-1.5%
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yes
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Africa
|
12,013
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1.4%
|
15,083
|
1.7%
|
0.3%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
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Oceania
|
3,656
|
0.4%
|
8,300
|
1.0%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
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Latin America
|
458,854
|
53.2%
|
444,827
|
51.4%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
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Northern America
|
13,534
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1.6%
|
22,286
|
2.6%
|
1.0%
|
+/-0.8%
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yes
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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|
Population 5 years and over
|
2,588,956
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100%
|
2,622,607
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100%
|
33,651
|
+/-1,754
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yes
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English only
|
1,487,500
|
57.5%
|
1,494,383
|
57.0%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Language other than English
|
1,101,456
|
42.5%
|
1,128,224
|
43.0%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
591,366
|
22.8%
|
564,947
|
21.5%
|
- 1.3%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
Spanish
|
660,894
|
25.5%
|
692,258
|
26.4%
|
0.9%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
393,952
|
15.2%
|
386,149
|
14.7%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Other Indo-European languages
|
111,519
|
4.3%
|
117,089
|
4.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
27,893
|
1.1%
|
30,086
|
1.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
|
309,140
|
11.9%
|
290,170
|
11.1%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
164,503
|
6.4%
|
140,626
|
5.4%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-0.8%
|
yes
|
|
Other languages
|
19,903
|
0.8%
|
28,707
|
1.1%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
5,018
|
0.2%
|
8,086
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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|
Total Population
|
2,803,924
|
100%
|
2,848,078
|
100%
|
44,154
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Arab
|
21,292
|
0.8%
|
30,309
|
1.1%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Czech
|
4,662
|
0.2%
|
5,335
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Danish
|
19,776
|
0.7%
|
19,968
|
0.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Dutch
|
44,375
|
1.6%
|
45,302
|
1.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
English
|
234,538
|
8.4%
|
293,142
|
10.3%
|
1.9%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
French (except Basque)
|
82,832
|
3.0%
|
76,230
|
2.7%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
French Canadian
|
15,239
|
0.5%
|
18,971
|
0.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
German
|
332,444
|
11.9%
|
342,844
|
12.0%
|
0.1%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Greek
|
12,223
|
0.4%
|
9,501
|
0.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Hungarian
|
10,238
|
0.4%
|
17,672
|
0.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Irish
|
243,618
|
8.7%
|
250,760
|
8.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Italian
|
133,053
|
4.7%
|
137,123
|
4.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Lithuanian
|
7,305
|
0.3%
|
4,935
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Norwegian
|
47,682
|
1.7%
|
34,446
|
1.2%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Polish
|
55,890
|
2.0%
|
60,837
|
2.1%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Portuguese
|
9,547
|
0.3%
|
10,345
|
0.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Russian
|
30,842
|
1.1%
|
33,469
|
1.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Scotch-Irish
|
41,813
|
1.5%
|
49,319
|
1.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Scottish
|
53,358
|
1.9%
|
53,988
|
1.9%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Slovak
|
3,212
|
0.1%
|
2,501
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Subsaharan African
|
4,405
|
0.2%
|
9,185
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Swedish
|
36,243
|
1.3%
|
41,340
|
1.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Swiss
|
11,888
|
0.4%
|
6,067
|
0.2%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Ukrainian
|
4,572
|
0.2%
|
8,664
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
United States or American
|
171,442
|
6.1%
|
80,822
|
2.8%
|
- 3.3%
|
+/-0.8%
|
yes
|
|
Welsh
|
13,127
|
0.5%
|
21,758
|
0.8%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
|
1,993
|
0.1%
|
1,245
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|